Since opening in 2002, Federation Square has been embraced as Melbourne’s “Meeting Place”. The size of a city block, it is not just a first-class venue for cultural attractions and events, but provides the type of communal urban space that is vital to the well-being of any city.
Millions of people pass through Federation Square every year. It hosts large-scale exhibitions and small commercial outlets alike, and the complex architecture of the location presents a range of environmental challenges. However, sustainability initiatives implemented under a Siemens Energy Performance Contract have helped optimise energy and water consumption while minimising waste.
Largely invisible to the public eye, these sustainability measures, which have a payback period of just eight years, have helped Fed Square become a carbon-neutral precinct, demonstrating how advanced technology can power livability in our cities.
